Head Coach – Nick Schmitt

(That’s Jacob Plocher on the left, Coach Nick Schmitt in the middle, and Devin Schmitt – the Ball Boy on the right.)

Nick Schmitt enters his 14th year as Head Soccer Coach at WPHS, after spending one season as Assistant Boys Soccer Coach. Along with his coaching duties, Schmitt also teaches American History, Psychology, and Sociology at WPHS.

High School: Winfield High School, Winfield, MO – Class of 1991
Undergraduate Degree: BSed in History from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield, MO – May 1996
Graduate Degree: Med in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO – December 2003

Missouri DESE Career CPC Teaching Certificate
– Physical Education K-12
– Social Studies 7-12
MYSA ‘F’ License – August 1999
MYSA ‘E’ License – March 2000
National Center for Sports Safety – P.R.E.P.A.R.E Course – Level 1 Patch – February, 2007
Football Association of England – FA Learning Coaching Certificates
- Online Soccer Camp Coaches – February 2007
- Online Psychology for Soccer Level 1 – February 2007
- Online Player and Match Analysis – February 2007
- Online Planning, Preparing and Evaluating Coaching Sessions – February 2007
- Online Fitness in Football Level 1 – March 2007
- Online Coaching Children – March 2007
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
- Member
Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association (MSHSSCA)
- Member
- Regional Representative

Boys Soccer District Coach of the Year – 1998, 2000
Boys Soccer Region Coach of the Year – 2006
Boys State Co-Coach of the Year – 2006
NSCAA Missouri Boys Division II Coach of the Year – 2006
Southwest Senior All-Star Game Coach – June 2006, June 2007, June 2010 (Assistant)

Assistant Coach – Justin Frazier

Justin Frazier enters his 1st year as WPHS Assistant Boys Soccer Coach. Justin is a Zizzer Soccer Alum, Class of 1999. In addition to coaching soccer, Frazier works at the Howell County Health Department.